Originally Posted by
afc1903mad
I don't believe his signings are as bad as the latter Calderwood era.
I do agree that the signings have not fulfilled their potential or our expectations.
We pretty much all were happy to get Stevie May, but that has not returned on our expectations.
Wilson was a stop gap, aimed to cover the fact we didn't get Marquis or replace Rooney. Again, much more was expected but did not materialise.
McGinn was proven and again I recall many wanting him back, but he is not the same as he used to be. The good shout would be to try him in the no10 role as Wright is not cutting it there.
there are many players which are in our team which have been successful
Shinnie
GMS (I think more consistent this year than last, possibly more settled)
Ferguson
Devlin
Lewis (No arguments this is a better keeper than signed in the Calderwood era)
McLean was an excellent signing whom we badly miss
Maddison / Christie were good stop gaps looking for that different creativity options through the middle to counter our single strategy down the wings from Hayes / McGinn.
We need to change some players, but if we can find someone more creative, we will make huge progress as defensively we seem stronger this year too.